Hello, Warriors! “India is my country and all Indians are my brothers and sisters. I love my country and I’m proud of it’s rich and varied heritage and I shall strive to be worthy of it.”
We all had this pledge during our school days. We used to take this oath in every morning assembly and remembering the sacrifices made for our nation.
But, since the independence, India has seen a large number of Presidents and Prime Ministers, the latest being Prez Pranab Mukharjee and PM Narendra Modi respectively. Here is a list of all the Presidents and Prime Ministers since the country was born till the 69th Independence celebrations of India:
Prime Ministers of India |
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Shri Jawaharlal Nehru |
August 15, 1947 – May 27, 1964 |
Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri |
June 9, 1964 – January 11, 1966 |
Shrimati Indira Gandhi |
January 24, 1966 – March 24, 1977 |
Shri Morarji Desai |
March 24, 1977 – July 28, 1979 |
Shri Charan Singh |
July 28, 1979 – January 14, 1980 |
Shrimati Indira Gandhi |
January 14, 1980 – October 31, 1984 |
Shri Rajiv Gandhi |
October 31, 1984 – December 1, 1989 |
Shri Vishwanath Pratap Singh |
Dec. 2, 1989 – November 10, 1990 |
Shri Chandra Shekhar |
November 10, 1990 – June 21, 1991 |
Shri P.V. Narasimha Rao |
June 21, 1991 – May 16, 1996 |
Shri Atal Behari Vajpayee |
May 16, 1996 – 1 June 1996 |
Shri H. D. Deve Gowda |
1 June 1996 – 12 April 1997 |
Shri Inder Kumar Gujral |
21 April 1997 – 19 Mar 1998 |
Shri Atal Behari Vajpayee |
19 Mar 1998 – 2004 |
Dr Manmohan Singh |
2004 – 2014 |
Shri Narendra Modi |
2014 – Present |
P.S:- Shri Gulzarilal Nanda was caretaker Prime Minister of India twice in the 1960s. |
Presidents of India |
|
Dr. Rajendra Prasad |
Jan. 26,1950 – May 13, 1962 |
Dr. S. Radhakrishnan |
May 13, 1962 – May 13, 1967 |
Dr. Zakir Hussain |
May 13, 1967 – August 24, 1969 |
Shri Varahagiri Venkata Giri |
August 24, 1969 – August 24, 1974 |
Shri Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed |
August 24, 1974 – February 11, 1977 |
Shri Neelam Sanjiva Reddy |
July 25, 1977 – July 25, 1982 |
Shri Giani Zail Singh |
July 25, 1982–July 25, 1987 |
Shri R. Venkataraman |
July 25, 1987- July 25, 1992 |
Dr.S.D. Sharma |
July 25, 1992 – July 25, 1997 |
Shri K R Narayanan |
July 25, 1997 – 2002 |
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam |
2002 – 2007 |
Smt Pratibha Patil |
2007 – 2012 |
Shri Pranab Mukherjee |
2012 – Present |